A tweet goes out and stocks rise. Oil falls. A headline showing the tweet was either premature or an outright attempt to manipulate the “markets” and oil rises and stocks fall. Goldman Sachs came out with a catchy name for it. Tweet Bingo.

Personally, I believe all of this misdirection is meant to keep the masses focused on the message rather than the reality on the ground. Some MAJOR clues are:

· The Strait of Hormuz gets closed and oil crashes- an obvious attempt to manipulate the price. If 20% of ANYTHING is cut off the price will not fall- but rise. Too bad if you want an actual barrel of oil in the Middle East you have to pay up to $150.00. Do not look here- you might see that higher gas prices and inflation are poised to go MUCH higher. The headlines keep many uninformed and those “in charge” want it that way.

· The recently released inflation numbers (massively massaged lower for further manipulation of people’s psyches) show that inflation was already rising prior to the war. Since there was likely no other event to blame it on- here is a war! That is why! It was not that the government has run up debt that can never be repaid and is adding to it exponentially as we speak. It cannot be known that the Fed and major banks (owners of the Fed) conjured up likely hundreds of trillions to allow the ridiculous spending that is reported and the “off the books” expenditures which make the $39 TRILLION admitted to, look like a mere pittance.

· Just like inflation was “transitory”,” temporary,” and now set to skyrocket, the private credit problem is being downplayed like it is no big deal. When trillions are lent to, in many cases, questionable entities, we have seen VERY lax lending standards which were revealed when companies went down. It was reported that they had many loans using the same collateral. How could anyone look at the “reports” that show tremendous stability when many funds have gone from 100% value reported to ZERO in just days to months with any belief? Obviously the “reports” were far from the underlying reality of the funds. Private credit always “looked” stable because they do not frequently trade. Nice illusion of stability and safety.

· The economy was falling apart for the longest time and even the numbers being manipulated cannot hide that fact anymore. The chasm between the economic “numbers” and the reality on the ground are FAR different. Too far for most to believe in anymore. Again, the need for a diversion and an excuse. It could not be the $10 TRILLION plus we pay the government (city, state, Federal, gas, sales, etc.) or the trillions spent off the books that are tanking the economy- it is the war!

· It also appears that there are a select few who happen to be REAL good guessers as to what the next tweet may be and in what direction the “markets” may take. This is a telling sign that this may continue to allow insiders to make a fortune at everyone else’s expense. This is called insider trading and would result in jail time for those who have not anointed themselves- (both sides of the aisle). Unfortunately for us, those “in charge” are of the belief they can do “anything I want.”

There are so many more things that are more important than the day-to-day whipsaws caused, in my belief, on purpose to keep people’s minds off of the deteriorating economy, the Epstein files and the many questionable dealings and actions of those “in charge.”

I do not believe that any of these is likely to change anytime soon. I also do not believe that the government will be there to help when help is needed most as this disastrous war is looking like there will not only be FAR higher prices but also it appears to me that SUPPLY will be a huge problem going forward.

As fertilizer prices rise, farmers may skip crops or use less fertilizer leading to reduced yields (LESS FOOD). It also costs a lot more for oil and gas- also possibly leading to less production. Keep in mind livestock needs to be fed also. Shipping costs could skyrocket too.

This is no joke. So many people tell me, “It can’t happen here” or “you said that before and it didn’t happen.” Nice to believe that economic laws are everywhere but here. Just because there have been risks prior to this and we have been able to overcome them I believe that we were able to get by because for the most part the major world players were all on mostly the same page. Today that could not be further from the truth.

The day that last snowflake falls and creates the avalanche of the US dollar losing its massive advantage of being the world’s reserve currency it will be FAR too late to prepare. That needs to be done now while there is still some purchasing power left. I have said many times I would rather be years early than a second late.

Be Prepared!

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